What color is #E4D2FF?

#E4D2FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D2FF?

The RGB value is 228, 210, 255: 228 red, 210 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D2FF?

The complementary color is #EDFFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D2FF color

#E4D2FF rgb(228, 210, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #E4D2FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 82.4% green and 100% blue (228, 210, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#E4D2FF color codes

HEX	`#E4D2FF`
RGB	`rgb(228, 210, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 82.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 18%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, 14.53, -19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 24.47, 306.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.088, 69.807, 104.212)`
Decimal	`14996223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D2FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E4D2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E4D2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d2ff; }
.text { color: #e4d2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 210 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d2ff, #fbd2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E4D2FF?: #E4D2FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D2FF?: The RGB value is 228, 210, 255: 228 red, 210 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D2FF?: The complementary color is #EDFFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.